Assam Legislative Assembly election, 1952

Assam Legislative Assembly election, 1952
India
March 1952
All 94 seats to the Assam Legislative Assembly
48 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Bishnu Ram Medhi
Party INC
Leader's seat Nominated
Seats before N/A -
Seats won 76
Seat change N/A
Popular vote 10,64,850
Percentage 43.48%
Chief Minister before election

Bishnu Ram Medhi
INC

 Chief Minister


Bishnu Ram Medhi
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. This election was officially known as 1951 Assam Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.[1]

Constituencies

Assam Legislative Assembly, 1952 consisted of 81 single member constituencies and 13 double member constituencies. A total of 590 nominations were filed out of which 61 were rejected and 74 withdrew their nominations. So a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.[1]

Political Parties

9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress contested on 92 seats and won 76 of them. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double digit.[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Assam Legislative Assembly election, 1952 [1]
Political Party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 92 76 72.38 10,64,850 43.48
Socialist Party 61 4 3.81 3,25,690 13.30
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 40 1 0.95 1,46,792 5.99
Communist Party of India 18 1 0.95 69,431 2.84
Garo National Council 4 3 2.86 14,577 0.60
Khasi-Jaintia Durbar 4 1 0.95 24,248 0.99
All People's Party (Assam) 3 1 0.95 14,930 0.61
Mizo Union 3 3 2.86 29,104 1.19
Khasi Jaintia National Federation State Conference 1 1 0.95 9,441 0.39
Independent 213 14 13.33 6,93,908 28.34
Total Seats 105 Voters 49,55,390 Turnout 24,48,890 (49.42 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
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